Post Tagged with: "When Good Bands Do Bad Things"

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Ain’t Got You” (1987)

This isn’t going to be pretty. It will, however, be honest… It’s not in my nature to just toss up my hands at a challenge, which is what I almost did when presented with the twelve songs of Tunnel Of Love. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel ofRead More

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Songs Where Van Halen Sucked: Gimme Five

Criticizing Van Halen for the times it were too corny or over-the-top almost feels disingenuous.

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‘It might take people to the wrong areas’: Geoff Downes on what happens when you search for ‘Asia XXX’

Whether it was intended or not, Asia did much to thwart internet piracy by naming its new album XXX. You May Also Like: John Wetton, Jonny Greenwood, Downes Braide Association + Others: Five for the Road Carl Palmer, of Asia and Emerson Lake & Palmer: Something Else! Interview How YesRead More

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‘They’ve just gone and f–ed it up completely!!!’: Peter Frampton had a Facebook meltdown last night

We’ve all struggled to get something to post to Facebook. Same thing happened to Peter Frampton overnight. Unlike us, however, he has more than 640,000 followers, and they got a front-row seat for the online rant that followed. You May Also Like: Peter Frampton Band – ‘Frampton Forgets the Words’Read More

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‘The disconnection existed within the band’: Roger Waters enjoys new solo take on Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Roger Waters has a different feeling about playing stadiums, several decades after presenting his original production of The Wall with Pink Floyd some 29 times in 1980. You May Also Like: How Pink Floyd Came to a Grinding Halt with Didactic ‘Final Cut’ Roger Waters – ‘Us + Them’ (2020)Read More

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Don Felder, former Eagles guitarist: Something Else! Interview

If Eagles fans felt a certain familiarity about the soaring guitar heard last Sunday on Showtime’s “Homeland” series, here’s why: The November 11, 2012 episode featured the lead single from former guitarist Don Felder’s new solo project You May Also Like: Bernie Chiaravalle, Guitarist With Michael McDonald: Something Else! InterviewRead More

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‘It’s not resentment’: Andy Summers’ new documentary shows Sting, the Police — warts and all

Police guitarist Andy Summers says he was careful not to paint too rosy a picture of the band’s often-tumultuous rise to fame in his new documentary “Can’t Stand Losing You,” but that doesn’t mean he was trying to take frontman Sting to task. You May Also Like: The Police –Read More

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‘Sartorial choices like these don’t just happen’: Van Halen’s David Lee Roth pokes fun at his own wardrobe

Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, in the new episode of his online program “Roth TV,” pokes fun at his own 1980s-era sartorial choices — adding commentary to the over-the-top video for his No. 12 hit “Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody.” You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-DroppingRead More

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‘I think it’s gone past that now’: Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi rebuffs reunion talk with Bill Ward

Original drummer Bill Ward says he’d like to put recent contract squabbles behind him and rejoin Black Sabbath, but guitarist Tony Iommi — the only member to play in every one of the band’s many incarnations — says that’s unlikely. You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi WasRead More

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‘It wasn’t fun anymore’: Peter Criss on how Kiss’ celebrated 1990s-era reunion turned sour

Co-founding Kiss drummer Peter Criss talks about leaving the band after their long-awaited 1990s reunion in a new talk with BackstageAxxess. You May Also Like: How ‘Revenge’ Became Kiss’ Last Gasp of Greatness Kiss – Rock and Roll Over (1976): On Second Thought Kiss, Sept. 7, 2019: Shows I’ll NeverRead More